10 Biggest Oil Rigs in the World
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00:00 Huge oil rigs designed to withstand extreme conditions which are used for drilling deep
00:10 wells and can extract hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil every day.
00:15 These are the 10 biggest oil rigs in the world.
00:22 Number 10.
00:24 Middle Plate It is the largest oil rig in Germany and is
00:27 located in the Wadden Sea mudflats 7 km from the coast.
00:33 It came into operation in 1987 and has a production capacity of 18,000 barrels per day.
00:40 It is built on an artificial island 95 m long and 75 m wide, protected by a structure 11
00:47 m high.
00:49 The oil is extracted from more than 25 wells and pumped ashore through 7.5 km long pipelines.
00:57 This platform has been supplied with renewable energy and has been producing oil safely for
01:02 more than 35 years.
01:07 Number 9.
01:08 P55 It is the largest semi-submersible platform
01:13 ever built in Brazil and is located 125 km off the coast of Rio de Janeiro.
01:20 The structure is anchored by 16 mooring lines placed at a depth of 1,800 m.
01:27 The platform is connected to 11 extraction wells and 6 injunction wells.
01:32 It is 130 m tall and weighs 52,000 tons.
01:38 It has an area of 10,000 square miles and an accommodation module for 120 people.
01:45 It began production in 2013 and has daily capacity to process 180,000 barrels of oil,
01:52 compress 6 million cubic meters of natural gas, and inject 290,000 barrels of water.
02:03 Number 8.
02:04 Thunder Horse It is located in the Gulf of Mexico, 240 km
02:09 southeast of the New Orleans coast.
02:12 This semi-submersible structure is designed to operate in difficult conditions and began
02:17 production in 2008.
02:20 It extracts oil and gas from the reservoir that lies 5 km under the mud and rock.
02:26 It operates under pressures in excess of 1,200 bar and temperatures of 135 ° C.
02:34 It is 132 m high, weighs 60,000 tons, and can accommodate 334 people.
02:42 It has a daily production capacity of 250,000 barrels of oil, 5.6 million cubic meters of
02:49 gas, and injects 300,000 barrels of water.
02:56 Number 7.
02:57 Olympus Mars B It is located in the Gulf of Mexico, 210 km
03:03 south of the coast of New Orleans.
03:06 It is a tension-leg platform that is designed to withstand the most extreme weather conditions.
03:11 Its floating structure is moored to the seabed at a depth of 914 m.
03:17 It became operational in 2014 and has a production capacity of 100,000 barrels of oil per day.
03:25 It is 121 m tall and weighs 120,000 tons.
03:30 It can accommodate 192 people and its deck has an area of 31,000 m2.
03:37 The platform is connected to 24 drilling wells and its useful life is expected to exceed
03:43 the year 2050.
03:48 Number 6.
03:49 Petronius It is located in the Gulf of Mexico, 210 km
03:54 southeast of New Orleans.
03:56 It was built in the year 2000 and is the highest oil platform in the world.
04:02 Its flexible structure is designed to withstand extreme conditions such as large waves, strong
04:07 currents or hurricanes.
04:10 It weighs 50,000 tons and is 640 m high, of which only 75 m are above water.
04:19 It has a daily production capacity of 60,000 barrels of oil and 2.8 million cubic meters
04:25 of gas.
04:27 The Petronius oil field was discovered in 1995 and contains recoverable reserves of
04:33 about 100 million barrels of oil.
04:38 Number 5.
04:40 Perdido It is located in the Gulf of Mexico, 400 km
04:45 south of Houston.
04:46 It is the deepest floating oil platform in the world and is located at a depth of 2,450
04:53 m.
04:55 It came into operation in 2010 and extracts oil from 35 subsea wells connected by 44 km
05:02 of pipelines.
05:04 It weighs 55,000 tons and its structure was designed to withstand the most extreme storms.
05:11 The upper part is made of three decks where the processing units, a drilling platform
05:16 and houses that house 172 people are located.
05:20 It has a production capacity of 100,000 barrels of oil per day and 5.6 million cubic meters
05:27 of gas.
05:32 Number 4.
05:33 Hibernia It is located in Canada, 315 km from the coast
05:39 of St. John's, Newfoundland.
05:41 It is the heaviest offshore oil platform ever built offshore.
05:45 After being towed to its location, 450,000 tons of solid ballast were added to secure
05:51 the platform.
05:52 It is 224 m high and can withstand the impact of large ice masses.
05:59 Its structure weighs 600,000 tons and can store 1.3 million barrels of oil.
06:05 The topside facility weighs 37,000 tons and has the capacity to extract up to 220,000
06:12 barrels of oil per day.
06:14 It began producing oil in 1997 and is expected to continue operating until after the year
06:20 2040.
06:24 Number 3.
06:26 Hebron It is located in Canada, 340 km from the coast
06:30 of St. John's, Newfoundland.
06:33 Its reinforced concrete structure is designed to withstand sea ice and harsh weather and
06:37 oceanographic conditions.
06:40 It is located at a depth of 90 m and rises 143 m above sea level.
06:46 It weighs 750,000 tons and can store 1.2 million barrels of oil.
06:53 It can accommodate 220 people and is equipped with all kinds of facilities designed for
06:58 multiple activities.
07:00 The platform came into operation in 2017 and has a daily production capacity of 150,000
07:07 barrels of oil.
07:12 Number 2.
07:13 Troll A It is located in Norway, 80 km northwest of
07:18 Bergen.
07:19 It is the tallest structure that has ever moved and one of the largest and most complex
07:24 engineering projects in history.
07:27 It is one of the three platforms that extract oil and gas from the Troll field, from which
07:32 up to 400,000 barrels of oil have been extracted per day.
07:37 It is 472 m tall and weighs 683,000 tons.
07:43 Its structure is built with concrete reinforced with steel and is made up of four hollow legs
07:49 that contain elevators inside.
07:51 The platform came online in 1996 and was built for a productive life of 70 years.
08:01 Number 1.
08:02 Orkut It is located in Russia, 25 km east of Sakhalin
08:07 Island in the Sea of Okhotsk.
08:10 It came into operation in 2014 and its structure is located at a depth of 35 m.
08:17 It is built with concrete and steel and has a weight of more than 200,000 tons.
08:23 It is designed to withstand 18 m waves, 2 m thick ice fields and operate in temperatures
08:29 of 45 degrees below zero.
08:32 It is 144 m high by 105 m long and 60 m wide.
08:38 It is connected to 45 oil wells and has a production capacity of more than 90,000 barrels
08:44 per day.
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